n.
Pronunciation: - ' dän-tiks
Function: noun plural but singular in construction
Date: 1909
: a branch of dentistry dealing with irregularities of the teeth (as malocclusion) and their correction (as by means of braces)
– or · tho · don · tic \ -tik \ adjective
– or · tho · don · ti · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb
– or · tho · don · tist \ - ' dän-tist \ noun